Syrian Army One Step Closer to Capture One of Main Strongholds of Terrorists in Western Damascus

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army units kicked off a fresh attack on the positions of Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) in Western Damascus and advanced towards one of the main strongholds of the terrorists group, local sources confirmed on Friday.

News ID: 67326

Date: 08 December 2017 - 16:28

The army men stormed the Al-Nusra positions in Tal (hill) al-Maqtoul East of the village of Beit Jinn, the sources said, adding that the army's artillery, meantime, shelled heavily terrorists' positions in the reign that left a number of militants dead or wounded.

The sources further said that if the army imposes control over Tal al-Maqtoul it will seize military control over al-Mughur al-Mir region.

Field sources said on Tuesday that Abu Hazifeh Felestini, a notorious commander of the Al-Nusra Front, was killed in an offensive operation of the Syrian Army in Southwestern Damascus.

The sources said that Abu Hazifeh Felestini, the field commander of Al-Nusra, was killed in battle with the army men in Beit Jinn region in Southwestern Damascus.

The sources further said that the army's artillery and missile units targeted a military vehicle of the terrorists on the road that connects Beit Jinn to al-Mughur al-Mir, destroying the vehicle and killing its crew.

The Syrian Army men drove the Al-Nusra Front out of more positions in Southwestern Damascus and gained control over the terrorists' main supply line in region on Monday.